Laissez les bon temps rouler!

The weekend following Valentine's Day always means it's time for Con Nooga in Chattanooga.

The opening of the highly anticipated Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center is set for Saturday, Feb. 22, at the downtown location, 2 W. Aquarium Way, Suite 104.

This weekend, $4.3 billion will be spent on jewelry for Valentine's Day gifts, $2 billion on flowers, $1.7 billion on candy and $1 billion on cards, according to the National Retail Federation.

Want to hit the open highway on your summer vacation?

In the animal kingdom, humpback whales, caribou and even monarch butterflies regularly undertake lengthy migrations.

Did this week's warmer temperatures have you dreaming of summer water sports, getting out on the lake to do some fishing or skiing?

Although Valentine's Day is still a week away, that isn't keeping romance at bay.

RISE, formerly known as Jazzanooga, announces a series of performances and events this month in celebration of Black History Month. The events were selected to embrace the diversity and culture of black people.

Four organizations are sponsoring a night on the town for little princesses and their dads, guardians, grandfathers, uncles or other special male role models.

The annual Chattanooga Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Tennessee athletes gets underway Saturday, Feb. 8, on The Green at Ross's Landing.

Celebrate the Year of the Rat at the Creative Discovery Museum, 321 Chestnut St., from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8.

Last Sunday was the Super Bowl; this coming Sunday is Super Museum Sunday, when six historic buildings in Whitfield and Murray counties will be open and offering free admission.

Comedian Shane Mauss brings Head Talks Live to The Palace Theater, 818 Georgia Ave., on Wednesday, Feb. 12, for a 7:30 p.m. show. Mauss is an award-winning stand-up comedian and science podcaster.

For a fourth consecutive year, the Lemons Rally will roll out from the Appalachian Mountains in a four-day road trip that pits drivers of dozens of dilapidated vehicles from across the country against the road, the winter weather and their ugly, rusty vehicles.

Comedian Tig Notaro continues to be busy onstage and in film and television, and it doesn't look like this will slow down anytime soon.

Chef Neville Forsythe was a popular personality in our community for many years because of both his skill in the kitchen and his way with people, so it was a huge loss when he died in a car accident last year.

With the passing of the Tennessee Aquarium's Chattanooga Chuck in November, there won't be a local groundhog popping out to check for its shadow Sunday, Feb. 2.

Thanks to his award-winning images in the pages of National Geographic, most people probably know Joel Sartore as a photographer.

When the first Chattacon was held in 1976, just over 80 sci-fi fans attended. This weekend, Chattacon 45 will max out at 1,000 guests when the annual event is held in the DoubleTree Hotel.

Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center is sponsoring an excursion to the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge to view Sandhill cranes, led by Dr. David Aborn, on Saturday, Jan. 25, from 1 to 6 p.m.

Round up your friends to sample several local craft beers without driving all over town when A Cold One Beer Fest is held Saturday afternoon, Jan. 25, at The Moxy's Railyard.

So you got a ring for Christmas and now you're planning the wedding of your dreams.